and weighed 340 pounds. according to the ride s own manual the maximum weight limit is 287. free fall ride at the icon mark had only been open for four months billed as the tallest drop tower in the world. you ride to the top and drop fast at 75 miles per hour before a magnetic braking system stops you at the end. 430 feet tall. cell phone video taken the night it happened you could hear ride workers asking each other was he buckled in, was he buckled in? the employee responsible for the kid said he was. the ride s manual specifies quote be careful when seating large guests making sure they fit into the seats. if this is not so, do not let that person ride. the freefall ride has since been closed and remains closed indefinitely. dana. dana: phil keating, thank you for the update. terrible. sorry for the family to deal
brakes the guy fell out of the seat. they didn t have a seat belt on him. the victim from missouri was according to his father in orlando for a spring break football program. the family went to the amusement park for the day for some fun. the boy was 6 5 and weighed 340 pounds. according to the ride s own manual obtained by fox 35 in orlando the maximum weight limit is 287 pounds. cell phone video taken last thursday night when it happened you could hear ride workers repeatedly asking each other was he buckled in? the employee responsible for that boy said yes, he was. the ride s manual specifies that when it comes to large people, passengers, be careful when seeing large guests if they fit into the seats and if this is not so, do not let this person ride. the ride is currently still
closed. it is not allowing or operating because the state is still investigating. but a statement from the slingshot group which operates the ride says it is heartbroken and expresses its condolences as well. trace: awful story. phil. thank you. dana: this year s oscars making front page news after will smith slapped chris rock on stage. the new york post has the headline oscar wild. so clever. smith offering an apologies to rock. he said i was out of line and i was wrong. no place for violence in a world of love and kindness. i am a work in progress. kennedy is the host of kennedy on fox business and one of the people i wanted the talk to about this. i think you understand hollywood, l.a., that world and i saw the apology when i woke up and something must have happened. yeah, i bet chris rock s accountant called will smith s lawyer and was like here is what it will take for much of this to go away so my client
orlando amusement park last thursday. let s get to phil keating live in miami with more on this. phil, good morning. good morning. the horrifying death of a florida boy. he indicate he was not buckled in and was 50 pounds heavier than the ride s weight limit. the slingshot free fall ride only opened in december. it is billed as the tallest drop tower in the world where you ride up to the top, then drop fast at 75 miles per hour before a magnetic braking system slows and stops you at the end. it is 430 feet tall. newly released 911 call a witness says the boy wasn t buckled in. as the thing went down the drop and when they got closer to the bottom when they hit the